Manchester City forward Kevin de Bruyne says the first couple of months of his stint with the Premier League leaders have gone better than he could have imagined.
And, fresh from scoring a last-minute winner against Sevilla in the Champions League on Wednesday, the Belgian is now eagerly looking forward to Sunday’s derby at Old Trafford.
“I am very excited,” he said. “These are the moments you live for as a player. There will be a lot of atmosphere. Great games and derbies are the most important games for the fans, hopefully we can do good.”
De Bruyne joined City from Wolfsburg in August for £54m and has looked worthy of his price tag, scoring five goals in nine appearances.
Asked after the 2-1 victory over Sevilla if he could have wished for such a fine start, the 24-year-old said: “Probably not, it feels good.
“Obviously I know I didn’t play my best game here but I am very happy to give the team the three points and it was very important for us.”
“The most important thing was to win and that is what we did, even if we didn’t play our best game. In the end, nobody says something if you go through in the group.”
City full-back Pablo Zabaleta agrees with De Bruyne saying: “This was a massive step forward in terms of thinking about the next round and now we have a huge game on Sunday.
“Winning in that way at the end was a massive lift for the team and the fans. It was a fantastic finish from Kevin and he is doing really well. His performance week-in, week-out is brilliant.
“He is a player who has really improved the team, a fantastic signing.”
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